San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-07

manners. lie TOOK on MS cap ana bowed
with elaborate pOliteness to the "lodger.n
but in his heart he longed TO shoot him.
What right had this man, with the
beautiful face and proud bearing, with
the girl he intended to marryl The first
fiery pain of jealousy shot like burn
ing arrow through his heart-the heart
that was destined 10 suffer SO terribly.
Can | help You, Miss Vaughan?"
asked Laurence, quite determined to
show this Tor lly man that he was on in
innate terms with Bonnie Doom"
and that his presence would make no
difference at all
ave have gathered all that are ripe. :"
she answered, and at the sound of that
little word we" poor Lauence's face
grew pallid with jealousy.
Then, in his charming, languid fash
ion, Eric asked if he should carry the
basket 10 the house for her. with Just a
faint idea, perhaps, of showing Lau-
renee that he also was on very friendly
terms at Larch Hill.
Miss Vaughan need never raise her
hand while | am here 10 do her scrvice!h
cried Laurence, Selling the heavy basket
as though it were a feather.
There, Bonnie Doonln cried Eric,
you see the age of true gallantry is not
over yet"
Bonnie Doom" thought Laurence.
"How dare he call her by that name?
He has not been here more than fort
night. and he calls her Bonnie Doom.
hate him!'
Laurence marched first with the
basket of fruit. the others followed.
Where shall | take it, Miss Vau-
CHAMP he asked.
Into the stone passage she replied.
And when he returned he found the
lodger had lighted cigar aad had found
a seat amongst the roses. lie could not
bear it. He loved Ruth with his whole
heart, he had never thought of her as
belonging to anyone else; he had never
thought of rival, and here, in the very
heart of her home, sitting even in the
midst of her rose trees. was the hand
soonest and proudest-lOOking man he
had ever seen. He could not bear it.
Miss Vaughan" he said. Il came
over to bring you some cuttings of the
scented geraniumS that you admired so
much, perhaps you do not want them
now"
"Why not now?" she replied. opening
her beautiful blue eyes in WONDER
why not now, Laurence; | want them
as IiiIcll d, eNrl uiu'
ha'e oiouS''' theli' he saiu' curt
y..,,u,. p..,..,
Iialih Soui IeIhaPs you VIII help
me SCI tileiIii l an 81 naSy ms morn
M; l silali ne E'aa u leip, Slie salu,
win Silllie tl,at leit Laurence hopeless
ailH peWilaereu. ..,
nsii e"Iy MeIs III tle SaIutil dSdiil
anu "ioi'o; umSy WIN ILc SeLdniulil C I
tliiss nc t .iia1 " ll9t Win Suuuen
iiet IT Ina Staltleu net
Ciid i in, ieiiIm W 10 I'd a eMonn, ne ciieu'
one looktu ~ nun W WONDER.
TT" haI 90 you me: she sala calmly.
E ne i,aa ti'S gidcH l" i""k just lil'le
"s !!HWiat VI VI himself ,., ,-.,,,.,
ttat uG you itiGaiii i-a,itilct' sue
tepe"IeI VII i i'it we ue'e''i'''ed acceh'
''aI eIiiD D,' Jus t"s,r Tl HIN y,
Ia, MEAN ''''' 'o''sel vi SouiS' Tic re-
phil tsII, nat ,,. r,,,,,,,. 81. .,,. .;,,,
,, % ~ ny iJ"SGi' n,IG STU WIZ.
a swell E ' Wv INV ""'" nov
ale is n gentleman an aristocrat ~
he cried. Hereby, II can tell Nv his.
his white hands and his insolenf man
ner.''
Whatever he NAV be he is not insoI-
emf . said Ruth and of comrse he is a
gentleman: we advertised for a gentle
man and we have GOT one. a moor man
COnld not have taken our rooms. now
Ignrpncp Won need moi des. row the
peraniums because our lodger is a zen
tleman.'
She had NOT the faintast cline tn bis
anger. She did not understand his love
or his ipaI ,uSy. and She was astonished
at this angry outburst from her good